In Israel, an important piece of legislation crossed an important deadline of evening March 30th. Staring April first, the Haredim, a population of ultra orthodox religious Jews, will no longer be legally exempted from compulsory military service. The state-institutions of Israel are now legally obligated to draft Haredim men of draft age.
allisrael.com/…
this is an issue is, for the netenyahu government, political thermite. The ultra orthodox are not happy about the fact they are now being forced to serve in the military. And although the Haredim population is small relative to Israel’s population, they are vocal and form a powerful driving force in the ultra rightwing movement in Israel
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters blocked the Route 4 highway near the central settlement of "Bnei Brak" in a demonstration against military conscription On Monday, the Security Ministry's deadline for recruiting Haredim….
Israeli police arrested demonstrators and cleared the highway by force when protesters refused to leave. Demonstrators held banners reading "To jail and not the army,” and: “We will die rather than draft."
english.almayadeen.net/…
(take the last link with some salt, I believe it’s coverage of middle eastern topics might be biased.)
hopefully this issue is the thing that finally splinters bibi’s coalition government.